What is a 'Boo'?
I remember the exact moment I was introduced to Team Boo. We were in the middle of a pandemic – these guys were the team brought in for support. I wondered who this specialist elite team were. I remember thinking what was a ‘Boo’? All I knew was we needed support. So, I invited them up to the unit I was working on, to explain who they were and what they did. They were good I’ll give you that – introductions were made and I knew, right, if someone is struggling – call Team Boo. From the get go we got constant messages of wellbeing and support, positivity and praise. You could forget easily that they had not always been a part of our Trust. Little purple pockets of positivity, gifts and messages sprouted through the spring/summer of 2020 like bulbs did. They helped keep us going. One day I was told to seek out the Boo’s for support for myself and so I did… I didn’t want to though. Although I like the Boo’s – I thought why would I benefit from them? I’d previously se